Novel 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides new chemically modified 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline compounds that can be substituted with aryl, alkenyl, or alkynyl groups. The 7, 8, and/or 9 positions and methods for preparing such compounds. Other tetracycline compounds include the 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives with an oxime group, NH-Alkyl, or N—NH-Alkyl group substituted at the C4 position as well as C2 Mannich derivatives. The present invention also provides a method of treating a mammal suffering from conditions or diseases by administering to the mammal an effective amount of the new chemically modified tetracycline compounds.

[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/911,861, filed Jul. 24, 2001, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/573,654, filed May 18, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/479,604, filed Jan. 7, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/195,013 filed Nov. 18, 1998, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to novel 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives, methods for producing the novel derivatives and methods of using these derivatives.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The compound, tetracycline, exhibits the following general structure:

[0004] The numbering system of the ring nucleus is as follows:

[0005] Tetracycline as well as the 5-OH (Terramycin) and 7-Cl (Aureomycin) derivatives exist in nature, and are well known antibiotics. Natural tetracyclines may be modified without losing their antibiotic properties, although certain elements of the structure must be retained. The modifications that may and may not be made to the basic tetracycline structure have been reviewed by Mitscher in The Chemistry of Tetracyclines, Chapter 6, Marcel Dekker, Publishers, New York (1978). According to Mitscher, the substituents at positions 5-9 of the tetracycline ring system may be modified without the complete loss of antibiotic properties. Changes to the basic ring system or replacement of the substituents at positions 1-4 and 10-12, however, generally lead to synthetic tetracyclines with substantially less or effectively no antimicrobial activity. Some examples of chemically modified non-antimicrobial tetracyclines (hereinafter COL) include 4-dedimethylaminotetracyline, 4-dedimethylaminosancycline (6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline), 4-dedimethylaminominocycline (7-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline), and 4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline (5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethyaminotetracycline). (COL is also known as CMT.)

[0006] Some 4-dedimethylaminotetracyline derivatives are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,029,284 and 5,122,519. They include 6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline and 5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline with hydrogen and other substituents at the C7, and the C9 positions on the D ring. These substituents include amino, nitro, di (lower alkyl) amino, and mono (lower alkyl) amino or halogen. The 6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives and 5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives are said to be useful as antimicrobial agents.

[0007] Other 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives with an oxime group at the C4 position on the A ring are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,622,627 and 3,824,285. These oxime derivatives have hydrogen and halogen as substituents at the C7 position and include 7-halo-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, and 7-halo-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline.

[0008] Alkylamino (NH-alkyl), and alkylhydrazone (N—NH-alkyl) groups have been substituted on the A ring at the C4 position of 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline. These compounds are known for their antimicrobial properties. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,345,370, 3,609,188, 3,622,627, 3,824,285, 3,622,627, 3,502,660, 3,509,184, 3,502,696, 3,515, 731, 3,265,732, 5,122,519, 3,849,493, 3,772,363, and 3,829,453.

[0009] In addition to their antimicrobial properties, tetracyclines have been described as having a number of other uses. For example, tetracyclines are also known to inhibit the activity of collagen destructive enzymes, such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), including collagenase (MMP-1), gelatinase (MMP-2) and stromelysin (MMP-3). Golub et al., J. Periodont. Res. 20:12-23 (1985); Golub et al. Crit. Revs. Oral Biol. Med. 2: 297-322 (1991); U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,666,897; 4,704,383; 4,935,411; 4,935,412. Also, tetracyclines have been known to inhibit wasting and protein degradation in mammalian skeletal muscle, U.S. Pat. No. 5,045,538, and to enhance IL-10 production in mammalian cells.

[0010] Furthermore, tetracyclines were reported to enhance bone protein synthesis in U.S. Pat. No. Re. 34,656, and to reduce bone resorption in organ culture in U.S. Pat. No. 4,704,383.

[0011] Similarly, U.S. Pat. No. 5,532,227 to Golub et al, discloses that tetracyclines can ameliorate the excessive glycosylation of proteins. In particular, tetracyclines inhibit the excessive collagen cross linking which results from excessive glycosylation of collagen in diabetes.

[0012] Tetracyclines are known to inhibit excessive phospholipase A₂ activity involved in inflammatory conditions such as psoriasis as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,532,227. In addition, tetracyclines are also known to inhibit cycloxygenase-2 (COX-2), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), nitric oxide and IL-1 (interleukin-1).

[0013] These properties cause the tetracyclines to be useful in treating a number of diseases. For example, there have been a number of suggestions that tetracyclines, including non-antimicrobial tetracyclines, are effective in treating arthritis. See, for example, Greenwald, et al. “Tetracyclines Suppress Metalloproteinase Activity in Adjuvant Arthritis and, in Combination with Flurbiprofen, Ameliorate Bone Damage,” Journal of Rheumatology 19:927-938(1992); Greenwald et al., “Treatment of Destructive Arthritic Disorders with MMP Inhibitors: Potential Role of Tetracyclines in Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinases: Therapeutic Potential,” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 732: 181-198 (1994); Kloppenburg, et al. “Minocycline in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis,” Arthritis Rheum 37:629-636(1994); Ryan et al., “Potential of Tetracycline to Modify Cartilage Breakdown in Osteoarthritis,” Current Opinion in Rheumatology 8: 238-247(1996); O'Dell et al, “Treatment of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis with Minocycline or Placebo,” Arthritis. Rheum. 40:842-848(1997).

[0014] Tetracyclines have also been suggested for use in treating skin diseases. For example, White et al., Lancet, April 29, p. 966 (1989) report that the tetracycline minocycline is effective in treating dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, which is a life-threatening skin condition believed to be related to excess collagenase.

[0015] Furthermore, studies have also suggested that tetracyclines and inhibitors of metalloproteinases inhibit tumor progression, DeClerck et al., Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci., 732: 222-232 (1994), bone resorption, Rifkin et al., Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci., 732: 165-180 (1994), angiogenesis, Maragoudakis et al., Br. J. Pharmacol., 111: 894-902 (1994), and may have anti-inflammatory properties, Ramarnurthy et al., Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci., 732, 427-430 (1994).

[0016] Based on the foregoing, tetracyclines have been found to be effective in treating numerous diseases and conditions. Therefore, there is a need for new and even more useful 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0017] It has now been discovered that these and other objectives can be achieved by tetracycline compounds of the formulae:

[0018] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl)amino, halogen, diazonium, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; with the following provisos: when either R₇ and R₉ are hydrogen then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a), R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen and R₇ is hydrogen, amino, nitro, halogen, dimethylamino or diethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ and R₉ are both hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl and R₇ is hydrogen, amino, nitro, halogen or diethylamino, then R₈ is halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydroxyl, R₅, R₇ and R₉ are all hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a), R₆ and R₅ are all hydrogen, R₉ is methylamino and R₇ is dimethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl, R₉ is methylamino and R₇ is dimethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen and R₇ is cyano, then R₈ must be halogen. In addition to those mentioned above, R₇ can also be trimethylammonium.

[0019] In another embodiment, the invention provides a tetracycline compound of the formulae:

[0020] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₄ is selected from the group consisting of NOH, N—NH—A, and NH—A, where A is a lower alkyl group; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; with the following provisos: when R₄ is NOH, N—NH-alkyl or NH-alkyl and R₇, R_(6-a), R₅, and R₉ are all hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NOH, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydrogen or hydroxyl, R₇ is halogen, R₅ and R₉ are both hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is N—NH-alkyl, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydroxyl and R₇, R₅, R₉ are all hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NH-alkyl, R_(6-a), R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen, R₇ is hydrogen, amino, mono(lower alkyl)amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino or hydroxyl, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NH-alkyl, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ and R₉ are both hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl, and R₇ is mono(lower alkyl)amino or di(lower alkyl)amino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NH-alkyl, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydroxy or hydrogen and R₇, R₅, and R₉ are all be hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen.

[0021] In yet another embodiment, the invention provides a 4-dedimethylamino tetracycline compound having general formulae (I) through (IV): General Formula (I)

wherein R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: R₇ R₈ R₉ azido hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen nitro dimethylamino hydrogen amino acylamino hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen acylamino amino hydrogen nitro trimethylammonium hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen (N,N-dimethyl)glycylamino amino hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen ethoxythiocarbonylthio dimethylamino hydrogen acylamino dimethylamino hydrogen diazonium dimethylamino chloro amino hydrogen chloro amino amino chloro amino acylamino chloro acylamino amino chloro hydrogen acylamino chloro hydrogen monoalkylamino chloro amino nitro chloro amino dimethylamino chloro acylamino dimethylamino chloro dimethylamino dimethylamino hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino and

[0022] General Formula (II)

wherein R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: R₇ R₈ R₉ azido hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen nitro dimethylamino hydrogen amino acylamino hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen acylamino amino hydrogen nitro hydrogen hydrogen (N,N-dimethyl)glycylamino amino hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen ethoxythiocarbonylthio dimethylamino hydrogen acylamino hydrogen hydrogen diazonium hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino diazonium hydrogen hydrogen ethoxythiocarbonylthio hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino chloro amino amino chloro amino acylamino chloro acylamino hydrogen chloro amino amino chloro hydrogen acylamino chloro hydrogen monoalkyl amino chloro amino nitro chloro amino and

[0023]

[0024] wherein R₈ is hydrogen or halogen and R₉ is selected from the group consisting of nitro, (N,N-dimethyl)glycylamino, and ethoxythiocarbonylthio; and General Formula (IV)

wherein R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: R₇ R₈ R₉ amino hydrogen hydrogen nitro hydrogen hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen nitro bromo hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino hydrogen amino acylamino hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen acylamino amino hydrogen nitro hydrogen hydrogen (N,N-dimethyl)glycylamino amino hydrogen amino diethylamino hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen ethoxythiocarbonylthio dimethylamino hydrogen methylamino dimethylamino hydrogen acylamino dimethylamino chloro amino amino chloro amino acylamino chloro acylamino hydrogen chloro amino amino chloro hydrogen acylamino chloro hydrogen monoalkylamino chloro amino nitro chloro amino

[0025] and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof.

[0026] In yet another embodiment, the invention provides a tetracycline compound of the formulae:

[0027] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, diazonium, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R^(a) and R^(b) are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and 1-methylethyl with the proviso that R^(a) and R^(b) cannot both be hydrogen; R^(c) and R^(d) are, independently (CH₂)_(n)CHR^(e) wherein n is 0 or 1 and R^(e) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, lower(C₁-C₃) alkoxy, amino, or nitro; and, W is selected from the group consisting of (CHR^(e))_(m) wherein m is 0-3 and R^(e) is as above, NH, N(C₁-C₃) straight chained or branched alkyl, O, S and N(C₁-C₄) straight chain or branched alkoxy; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof.

[0028] In a further embodiment, the following provisos apply: when either R₇ and R₉ are hydrogen then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a), R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen and R₇ is hydrogen, amino, nitro, halogen, dimethylamino or diethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ and R₉ are both hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl, and R₇ is hydrogen, amino, nitro, halogen or diethylamino, then R₈ is halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydroxyl, R₅, R₇ and R₉ are all hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a), R₆ and R₅ are all hydrogen, R₉ is methylamino and R₇ is dimethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl, R₉ is methylamino and R₇ is dimethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen and R₇ is cyano, then R₈ must be halogen.

[0029] In another embodiment, the tetracycline compounds described above and below preferably have a PIF1 value from about 1 to about 2, more preferably about 1; or a PIF2 value from about 1 to about 5, more preferably from about 1 to 2, and most preferably about 1. These tetracycline compounds preferably have an MPE value below about 0.15, more preferably below about 0.1.

[0030] Some examples of tetracycline compounds having low phototoxicity follow. The PIF1 or PIF2 values of these compounds are about 1. The MPE values of these compounds are below about 0.1. STRUCTURE K wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: R₇ R₈ R₉ hydrogen hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen palmitamide trimethylammonium hydrogen hydrogen

[0031] and STRUCTURE L STRUCTURE M STRUCTURE N STRUCTURE O wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: R₇ R₈ R₉ hydrogen hydrogen acetamido hydrogen hydrogen dimethylaminoacetamido hydrogen hydrogen nitro hydrogen hydrogen amino

STRUCTURE P

[0032] wherein: R₈ and R₉ taken together are, respectively, hydrogen, hydrogen and nitro.

[0033] Some examples of tetracycline compounds having a PIF1 and/or PIF2 value from about 1 to about 2 or having MPE values below about 0.15 have the general formula:

STRUCTURE K

[0034] wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together are, respectively, hydrogen, hydrogen and dimethylamino; or wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together are, respectively, trimethylammonium, hydrogen and hydrogen.

[0035] In another embodiment, the present invention provides a tetracycline compound of the formulae:

STRUCTURE C STRUCTURE D STRUCTURE E STRUCTURE F

[0036] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, diazonium, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0037] or

STRUCTURE C STRUCTURE D STRUCTURE E STRUCTURE F

[0038] wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0039] or

STRUCTURE C STRUCTURE D STRUCTURE E STRUCTURE F

[0040] wherein: R₇ and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl alkynyl, or mixures thereof, R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof.

[0041] In another embodiment, the invention provides a tetracycline compound of the formulae:

STRUCTURE G STRUCTURE H STRUCTURE I STRUCTURE J

[0042] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₄ is selected from the group consisting of NOH, N—NH—A, and NH—A, where A is a lower alkyl group; R₈is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0043] or

STRUCTURE G STRUCTURE H STRUCTURE I STRUCTURE J

[0044] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₄ is selected from the group consisting of NOH, N—NH—A, and NH—A, where A is a lower alkyl group; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0045] or

STRUCTURE G STRUCTURE H STRUCTURE I STRUCTURE J

[0046] wherein: R₇ and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl; or mixtures thereof; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₄ is selected from the group consisting of NOH, N—NH—A, and NH—A, where A is a lower alkyl group; and R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0047] In another embodiment, the invention provides a tetracycline compound of the formulae:

STRUCTURE K

[0048] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0049] or

STRUCTURE K

[0050] wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0051] or

STRUCTURE K

[0052] wherein: R₇ and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl and mixtures thereof; and R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; and

STRUCTURE L STRUCTURE M STRUCTURE N STRUCTURE O

[0053] wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0054] or

STRUCTURE L STRUCTURE M STRUCTURE N STRUCTURE O

[0055] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0056] or

STRUCTURE L STRUCTURE M STRUCTURE N STRUCTURE O

[0057] wherein R₇ is and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl and mixtures thereof; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0058] and

STRUCTURE P

[0059] wherein R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0060] and

STRUCTURE Q STRUCTURE R

[0061] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0062] or

STRUCTURE Q STRUCTURE R

[0063] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0064] or

STRUCTURE Q STRUCTURE R

[0065] wherein R₇ and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl; and mixtures thereof, R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof.

[0066] In another embodiment, the invention provides a tetracycline compound of the formulae:

STRUCTURES S-Z

[0067] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, diazonium, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; R^(a) and R^(b) are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and 1-methylethyl with the proviso that R^(a) and R^(b) cannot both be hydrogen; R^(c) and R^(d) are, independently, (CH₂)_(n)CHR^(e) wherein n is 0 or 1 and R^(e) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, lower(C₁-C₃) alkoxy, amino, or nitro; and, W is selected from the group consisting of (CHR^(e))_(m) wherein m is 0-3 and said R^(e) is as above, NH, N(C₁-C₃) straight chained or branched alkyl, O, S and N(C₁-C₄) straight chain or branched alkoxy; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0068] or

STRUCTURES S-Z

[0069] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R^(a) and R^(b) are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and 1-methylethyl with the proviso that R^(a) and R^(b) cannot both be hydrogen; R^(c) and R^(d) are, independently, (CH₂)_(n)CHR^(e) wherein n is 0 or 1 and R^(e) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, lower(C₁-C₃) alkoxy, amino, or nitro; and, W is selected from the group consisting of (CHR^(e))_(m) wherein m is 0-3 and said R^(e) is as above, NH, N(C₁-C₃) straight chained or branched alkyl, O, S and N(C₁-C₄) straight chain or branched alkoxy; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof;

[0070] or

STRUCTURES S-Z

[0071] wherein: R₇ and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl and mixtures thereof; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R^(a) and R^(b) are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and 1-methylethyl with the proviso that R^(a) and R^(b) cannot both be hydrogen; R^(c) and R^(d) are, independently, (CH₂)_(n)CHR^(e) wherein n is 0 or 1 and R^(e) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, lower(C₁-C₃) alkoxy, amino, or nitro; and W is selected from the group consisting of (CHR^(e))_(m) wherein m is 0-3 and said R^(e) is as above, NH, N(C₁-C₃) straight chained or branched alkyl, O, S and N(C₁-C₄) straight chain or branched alkoxy; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof.

[0072] The present invention includes a method for treating a mammal suffering from a condition that benefits from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound. Some examples of such conditions include those characterized by excessive collagen destruction, excessive MMP enzyme activity, excessive TNF activity, excessive nitric oxide activity, excessive IL-1 activity, excessive elastase activity, excessive loss of bone density, excessive protein degradation, excessive muscle wasting, excessive glycosylation of collagen, excessive COX-2 activity, insufficient bone protein synthesis, insufficient interleukin-10 production, or excessive phospholipase A₂ activity. The method for treating comprises administering to the mammal an effective amount of a tetracycline compound of the invention.

[0073] Conditions that benefit from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound include, but are not limited to, abdominal aortic aneurysm, ulceration of the cornea, periodontal disease, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, scleroderma, progeria, lung disease, cancer, graft versus host disease, disease of depressed bone marrow function, thrombocytopenia, prosthetic joint loosening, spondyloarthropathies, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, acute or chronic inflammatory condition, renal disease, connective tissue disease or neurological and neurodegenerative conditions.

[0074] Acute or chronic inflammatory conditions that can benefit from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound can be, but are not limited to, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pancreatitis, nephritis, glomerulonephritis, sepsis, septic shock, lipopolysaccharide endotoxin shock, multisystem organ failure or psoriasis.

[0075] The lung diseases that can benefit from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound can be, but are not limited to, ARDS, cystic fibrosis, emphysema or acute lung injury resulting from inhalation of toxicants.

[0076] The renal diseases that can benefit from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound include, but are not limited to chronic renal failure, acute renal failure, nephritis or glomerulonephritis.

[0077] These and other advantages of the present invention will be appreciated from the detailed description and examples which are set forth herein. The detailed description and examples enhance the understanding of the invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0078]FIG. 1 shows the photoirritancy factor (PIF), also known as the photoinhibition factor, for some tetracycline compounds. For structure K, the compounds indicated are as follows: COL R₇ R₈ R₉ 308 hydrogen hydrogen amino 311 hydrogen hydrogen palmitamide 306 hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino

[0079] For structures L, M, N or O the compounds indicated are as follows: COL R₇ R₈ R₉ 801 hydrogen hydrogen acetamido 802 hydrogen hydrogen dimethylaminoacetamido 804 hydrogen hydrogen nitro 805 hydrogen hydrogen amino

[0080] For structure P, R₈ is hydrogen and R₉ is nitro (COL-1002).

[0081]FIG. 2 shows a Sample Dose Response of the Positive Control Chlorpromazine for use in a PIF calculation.

[0082]FIG. 3 shows Sample Dose Response Curves for use in an MPE calculation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTON

[0083] Particularly preferred compounds of the present invention have D ring substituents at the 7 and/or 9 positions on the 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline molecule. These compounds include 7-azido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline, 7-dimethylamino-9-azido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline, 9-amino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-azido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-nitro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-amino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline, 9-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-amino-9-nitro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(N,N,-dimethyl)glycylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7,9-diamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-dimethylamino-9-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-azido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-azido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-azido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline, 7-dimethylamino-9-azido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-amino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-azido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-nitro-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-amino-7-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-amino-9-nitro-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(N,N-dimethyl) glycylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7,9-diamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-dimethylamino-9-amino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-dimethylamino-9-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-azido-7-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-amino-8-chloro-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(N,N-dimethyl) glycylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-nitro-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-acetamido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(N,N-dimethyl) glycylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, and 7-trimethylammonium-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline.

[0084] In addition, the D ring may be halogenated at the C8 position to provide 8-halodedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives. As used in this specification, halogens can be chlorine, fluorine, bromine, and iodine. Some examples of 8-halo-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives are 9-amino-8-chloro-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-amino-8-chloro-7-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, and 9-amino-8-chloro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline.

[0085] In one embodiment of the invention, the 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives are substituted with an oxime, NH-alkyl, or N—NH-alkyl group at the C4 position. These compounds have the general formula:

STRUCTURE G STRUCTURE H STRUCTURE I STRUCTURE J

[0086] wherein R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, and di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₄ is selected from the group consisting of NOH, N—NH—A, and NH—A, where A is a lower alkyl group; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; with the following provisos: when R₄ is NOH, N—NH-alkyl or NH-alkyl and R₇, R_(6-a), R₆, R₅, and R₉ are all hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NOH, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydrogen or hydroxyl, R₇ is halogen, R₅ and R₉ are both hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is N—NH-alkyl, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydroxyl and R₇, R₅, R₉ are all hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NH-alkyl, R_(6-a), R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen, R₇ is hydrogen, amino, mono(lower alkyl)amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino or hydroxyl, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NH-alkyl, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ and R₉ are both hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl, and R₇ is mono(lower alkyl)amino or di(lower alkyl)amino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NH-alkyl, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydroxy or hydrogen and R₇, R₅, and R₉ are all be hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen.

[0087] It will be understood that if the stereochemistry of a substituent on rings A-D of the novel 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivative is not specified, then both epimers are intended to be encompassed.

[0088] As used herein, NH-Alkyl, N—NH-Alkyl, alkoxy and alkyl groups contain straight or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl carbon chains, having from one to twenty-six carbon atoms. For example, alkyl groups include fatty alkyls which contain ten to twenty-six carbon atoms. Some examples of saturated fatty alkyl groups include, lauryl, myristyl, palmityl, stearyl, etc. Some examples of unsaturated fatty alkyl groups include palmitoleyl, oleyl, linoleyl, linolenyl, etc.

[0089] Alkyl groups also include lower alkyls which include straight or branched, saturated or unsaturated carbon chains, having from one to six carbon atoms. Some examples of lower alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, isobutyl, n-butyl, secondary butyl, tertiary butyl, n-pentyl and benzyl. The alkyl moiety of acyl groups is defined as above. Some examples of acyl groups include acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, and acyl groups comprising fatty acids such as those described above.

[0090] Preferred oxime compounds include 7-azido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7-dimethylamino-9-azido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-amino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-azido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-nitro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-amino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7-amino-9-nitro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-(N,N,-dimethyl)glycylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7,9-diamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7-dimethylamino-9-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-azido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-azido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7-azido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7-dimethylamino-9-azido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximino-tetracycline, 9-amino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-azido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-nitro-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-amino-7-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7-amino-9-nitro-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-(N,N-dimethyl)glycylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, also known as 9-dimethylaminoacetamido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7,9-diamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7-dimethylamino-9-amino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 7-dimethylamino-9-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-azido-7-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-amino-8-chloro-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-(N,N-dimethyl) glycylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-nitro-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-acetamido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-(N,N-dimethyl) glycylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, and 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline.

[0091] In addition, the D ring may be halogenated at the C8 position to provide 8-halo-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline compounds. Some examples include 9-amino-8-chloro-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline, 9-amino-8-chloro-7-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline and 9-amino-8-chloro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline.

[0092] Preferred hydrazone compounds include 7-azido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7-dimethylamino-9-azido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-amino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-azido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-nitro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-amino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-ethyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7-amino-9-nitro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline -4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-(N,N,-dimethyl)glycylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7, 9-diamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7-dimethylamino-9-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-azido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline -4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-azido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7-azido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7-dimethylamino-9-azido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-amino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-azido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-nitro-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-amino-7-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7-amino-9-nitro-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-(N,N-dimethyl) glycylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7, 9-diamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7-dimethylamino-9-amino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 7-dimethylamino-9-acetamido-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-azido-7-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-amino-8-chloro-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-(N,N-dimethyl) glycylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-nitro-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-acetamido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-(N,N-dimethyl) glycylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, and 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone.

[0093] The D ring may be halogenated at the C8 position to provide 8-halo-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-hydrazone compounds. Some examples include 9-amino-8-chloro-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline -4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone, 9-amino-8-chloro-7-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone and 9-amino-8-chloro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-methyl or ethyl hydrazone.

[0094] Novel 4-dedimethlyaminotetracycline derivatives of the present invention also include compounds with an NH-Alkyl (alkylamino) substituent at the C4 position on the A ring. These compounds have substitutions at the C5, C6, C6a, C7, C8 and/or C9 positions as described above. An example is 9-azido-8-chloro-7-dimethylamino-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline.

[0095] In addition, a hexanoylamino group can be added to the C9 position on the D ring of any compound of the invention. An example includes, but is not limited to, 4-dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-hexanoylaminotetracycline.

[0096] In another embodiment of the invention, the 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives are Mannich derivatives of the compounds described above. Such derivatives include, for example, compounds having the general formula:

STRUCTURE S STRUCTURE T STRUCTURE U STRUCTURE V

STRUCTURE W STRUCTURE X STRUCTURE Y STRUCTURE Z

[0097] wherein R₅, R₆, R₇, R₈ and R₉ are as described above; R^(a) and R^(b) are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or 1-methylethyl with the proviso that R^(a) and R^(b) cannot both be hydrogen; R^(c) and R^(d) are, independently, (CH₂)_(n)CHR^(e) wherein n is 0 or 1 and R^(e) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, lower(C₁-C₃) alkoxy, amino, or nitro; and, W is selected from the group consisting of (CHR^(e))_(m) wherein m is 0-3 and R^(e) is as above, NH, N(C₁-C₃) straight chained or branched alkyl, O, S and N(C₁-C₄) straight chain or branched alkoxy; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof. For example, when m is O, R^(c) and R^(d) are bonded to each other in a 3-5 membered ring, such as, for example, a pyrrolidino or substituted pyrrolidino ring, a morpholino or substituted morpholino ring, or a piperazino or substituted piperazino ring.

[0098] These Mannich derivatives include, for example, compounds with a piperazin-1-yl, 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl, morpholin-1-yl, or pyrrolidin-1-yl substituent at sthe C2 position. These compounds have substituents at the C4, C5, C6, C6a, C7, C8 and/or C9 positions as described above. Examples of such compounds include, but are not limited to, N-morpholin-1-ylmethyl-4-dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracyline, N-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl-4-dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracyline, N-morpholin-1-ylmethyl-4-dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-hexanoylaminotertracycline, N-pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl-4-dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-hexanoylaminotetracycline.

[0099] In another embodiment of the invention, the 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives are substituted at the C7 or C9 position, or at both the C7 and C9 positions, with an aryl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group, or mixtures thereof. Such compounds include, for example, compounds having any of the general formulas C-Z wherein R₄, R₅, R₆, R₆a, R₈, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd and W are as described above; with the provisos that when R₇ is not an aryl, alkenyl or alkynyl group, R₇ is a hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, or hydroxyl; and when R₉ is not an aryl, alkenyl or alkynyl group, R₉ is hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl)amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino or RCH(NH₂)CO.

[0100] In this specification, an aryl group is any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic group derived from an aromatic compound. The most typical example of a monocyclic aromatic compound is benzene and substituted benzene derivatives. Examples of polycyclic aromatic compounds include, but are not limited to, naphthalene, anthracene, 1,2-benzylpyrene, and coronene.

[0101] The alkenyl, and alkynyl groups at either or both of the C7 or C9 positions include any of the alkyl groups described herein, further having, respectively, one or more double or triple bonds, preferably one to three double or triple bonds, at any position. Some examples of alkenyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethylenyl, propenyl, 1-butylenyl, 2-butylenyl and 2-methylpropylenyl and 1,3 hexadienyl. The alkynyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethynyl, propynyl, 1-butynyl, 2-butynyl and 2-methylpropynyl and 1,3 hexadiynyl.

[0102] The aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl groups may be further substituted at any position with one or more additional substituents. Some examples of such further substitutions include, but are not limited to, nitro, amino, halo (F, Cl, Br or I), amido, azido, cyano, hydroxyl, alkoxy, preferably lower alkoxy, acyl, preferably lower acyl, amidoazido, mono(lower alkyl)amino, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarboxylthio, diazonium, acylamino, N,N-dimethylglycylamino, and alkyl groups, preferably lower alkyl groups. Examples of substituted benzene derivatives include, but are not limited to, methylbenzene (toluene), nitrobenzene, hydroxybenzene (phenol), aminobenzene (aniline), vinylbenzene (styrene), benzaldehyde, benzoic acid, 1,2-dimethylbenzene (ortho-xylene), 1,3 dimethylbenzene (meta-xylene), and 1,4-dimethylbenzene (para-xylene).

[0103] Some examples of compounds having aryl substituents at the C7 or C9 positions include 7-phenyl-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-phenyl-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-fluorphenyl)-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-nitrophenyl)-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-nitrophenyl)-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-dimethylamino)-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-dimethylamino)-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-phenyl-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethyaminotetracycline, 9-phenyl-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethyaminotetracycline, 9-(4-fluorphenyl)-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethyaminotetracycline, 7-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethyaminotetracycline, 9-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethyaminotetracycline, 7-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethyaminotetracycline, 9-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethyaminotetracycline, 7-(4-dimethylamino)-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethyaminotetracycline, 9-(4-dimethylamino)-5-hydroxy-6-deoxy-4-dedimethyaminotetracycline, 7-phenyl-7-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-phenyl-7-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-fluorophenyl)-7-dimethylamino, 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-fluorphenyl)-7-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-chlorophenyl)-7-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-chlorophenyl)-7-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-nitrophenyl)-7-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-nitrophenyl)-7-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-dimethylamino)-7-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-dimethylamino)-7-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-phenyl-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-phenyl-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-fluorphenyl)-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-nitrophenyl)-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 7-(4-dimethylamino)-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, 9-(4-dimethylamino)-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline.

[0104] Some examples of compounds having alkenyl or alkynyl substituents at the C7 or C9 positions include the same C7 and C9 aryl substituted tetracycline derivatives described above, but instead having alkenyl or alkynyl substituents that are two to four carbons in length attached to the C7 and C9 positions. The alkenyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethenyl, propenyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl and 2-methylpropenyl. The alkynyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethynyl, propynyl, 1-butynyl, 2-butynyl and 2-methylpropynyl.

[0105] The novel 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline compounds of the present invention including pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof may be prepared by D ring substitution at the C7, C8 and/or C9 positions using starting reactants that can readily be prepared or purchased by methods known in the art. See, for example, Mitscher, L. A., The Chemistry of the Tetracycline Antibiotics, Marcel Dekker, New York (1978), Ch. 6, Hlavka, J. and J. H. Boothe, The Tetracyclines, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, page 18 (1985) and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,704,383, 3,226,436, 3,047,626 3,518,306 and 5,532,227.

[0106] For example, nitration of the C9 position on the D ring may be accomplished, and novel 9-nitro compounds may be prepared, by using known starting reactants such as 7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4dedimethylaminotetracycline or 6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline and treating these compounds with a strong acid and metal nitrate salts. Examples of strong acids that are suitable for use in the present invention are: sulfuric acid, trifluoroacetic acid, methanesulfonic acid or perchloric acid. Suitable metal nitrate salts are, for example, calcium, potassium or sodium nitrate. The C9 position on the D ring undergoes nitration to form the corresponding 9-nitro-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline or 9-nitro-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline compounds.

[0107] Animation of the C9 position on the D ring may be accomplished by treating a 9-nitro-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline, such as 9-nitro-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline or 9-nitro-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline with hydrogen in the presence of a suitable supported catalyst such as Raney nickel, platinum oxide or palladium-on-carbon. This is then filtered and washed with an organic solvent such as ether. The C9 substituent is reduced to form the corresponding 9-amino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline or 9-amino-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline compound.

[0108] The amino group on the D ring at the C9 position may be converted to an acylamido group or a sulfonamido group. For example, 9-amino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline or 9-amino-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline compounds are treated with acyl chloride, acyl anhydride, mixed acyl anhydride, sulfonyl chloride or sulfonyl anhydride in the presence of a suitable acid scavenger dispersed in a solvent. The acid scavenger is suitably selected from sodium bicarbonate, sodium acetate, pyridine, triethylamine, N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide, N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide or a basic ion-exchange resin. Solvents suitable for the acylation reaction include water, water-tetrahydrofuran, N-methylpyrolidone, 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidione, hexamethylphosphoramide, 1,3,dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone or 1,2-dimethoxyethane. The C9 amino group may be converted to the acetamido group to form, for example, the corresponding 9-acetamido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline or 9-acetamido-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline.

[0109] A diazonium group can also be substituted at the C9 position on the D-ring. Typically, a 9-amino-4-dedimethylaiminotetracycline derivative, such as 9-amino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline or 9-amino-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline in 0.1N HCL in methanol is treated with n-butyl nitrite to form the corresponding 9-diazonium derivatives such as 9-diazonium-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline or 9-diazonium-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline.

[0110] The 9-diazonium-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives, such as 9-diazonium-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline or 9-diazonium-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline can be treated with methanolic hydrochloric acid plus a triazo compound such as sodium azide to form, 9-azido derivatives, such as 9-azido-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline or 9-azido-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline.

[0111] Alternately, an ethoxythiocarbonylthio group can be substituted at the C9 position on the D ring. For example, a 9-diazonium-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivative, such as 9-diazonium-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline or 9-diazonium-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline is treated with an acid metal salt such as potassium ethyl xanthate to form the corresponding 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio derivative, such as 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino or 9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline.

[0112] The above reactions describe substitution at the C9 position on 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline molecule. Some substitution may also occur, depending on the starting reactants and conditions used, at the C7 position and lead to also 7-substituted-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivatives, such as 7-diazonium-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline or 7-azido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline. The 7-substituted derivatives can be separated from the 9-substituted derivatives, and purified as discussed below.

[0113] The novel 7 or 9 azido-4-dedimethylamino derivatives of the present invention can be halogenated at the C8 position by treating 7 or 9-azido-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline with a strong acid such as hydrogen halide, sulfuric acid saturated with hydrogen halide or methanesulfonic acid saturated with hydrogen halide. The product that is isolated, when the hydrogen halide is hydrogen chloride, is the 8-chloro (7 or 9) amino-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline derivative. A particularly preferred halogenated compound is 9-acetamido-8-chloro-7-dimethylamino-6-deoxy-6-demethyl-4-dedimethylamino tetracycline.

[0114] In one embodiment, 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline compounds of the present invention have an oxime (NOH), alkylamino (NH-alkyl), or alkylhydrazone (N—NH-alkyl) group at the C4 position on the A ring. These compounds can be made using known methods. For example, 4-hydroxytetracycloxide may be treated with hydroxyamine or ethylhydrazine under alkaline conditions in a solvent such as methanol or ethanol. Substitution at the C4 position occurs and 4-dedimethylamino-4-oximinotetracycline and 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline-4-alkylhydrazone compounds can be isolated as alkali metal salts. See for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,622,627, 3,159,675 and 3,345,370. Substitution at C7, C8, and/or C9 positions on the D ring using methods previously described (i.e. halogenation, amination, or nitration) give rise to the novel 4-oxime, 4-hydrazone and 4-aminoalkyl compounds of the present invention.

[0115] The Mannich derivatives can be made by methods known in the art. For example, the tetracycline derivatives described above may be treated with formaldehyde and the appropriate amine.

[0116] Aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl groups can be added onto the C7 and C9 positions of the tetracycline derivatives described above by methods known in the art. Such methods include modified Suzuki and Stille coupling reactions. See, for example, Koza D. J., Organic Letters, 2000. For example, the tetracycline derivatives described above having an iodine attached to the C7or C9 positions can be treated with tri-n-butylstannyl reagent in the presence of a palladium catalyst and copper iodide. This reaction can be extended to a variety of aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl derivatives.

[0117] Examples of specific embodiments are described above as derivatives of the specific antibiotic compound tetracycline. The compounds of the invention are not, however, limited to derivatives of any specific tetracycline compound. Rather, the compounds of the invention include the 4-dedimethyl derivatives of any member of the tetracycline family. Thus, the invention also includes, but is not limited to, the same 4-dedimethylamino derivatives and 4-substituted 4-dedimethylamino derivatives of sancycline, minocycline, and doxycycline as the tetracycline derivatives mentioned above.

[0118] The present invention embraces salts, including acid-addition and metal salts, of the 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline compounds described herein. Such salts are formed by well known procedures with both pharmaceutically acceptable and pharmaceutically unacceptable acids and metals. By “pharmaceutically acceptable” is meant those salt-forming acids and metals which do not substantially increase the toxicity of the compound.

[0119] Some examples of suitable salts include salts of mineral acids such as hydrochloric, hydriodic, hydrobromic, phosphoric, metaphosphoric, nitric and sulfuric acids, as well as salts of organic acids such as tartaric, acetic, citric, malic, benzoic, glycollic, gluconic, gulonic, succinic, arylsulfonic, e.g. p-toluenesulfonic acids, and the like. The pharmaceutically unacceptable acid addition salts, while not useful for therapy, are valuable for isolation and purification of the new substances. Further, they are useful for the preparation of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Of this group, the more common salts include those formed with hydrofluoric and perchloric acids. Hydrofluoride salts are particularly useful for the preparation of the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, e.g. the hydrochlorides, by dissolution in hydrochloric acid and crystallization of the hydrochloride salt formed. The perchloric acid salts are useful for purification and crystallization of the new products.

[0120] Whereas metal salts may, in general, be prepared and are useful for various purposes, the pharmaceutically acceptable metal salts are particularly valuable because of their utility in therapy. The pharmaceutically acceptable metals include more commonly sodium, potassium and alkaline earth metals of atomic number up to and including 20, i.e., magnesium and calcium and additionally, aluminum, zinc, iron and manganese, among others. Of course, the metal salts include complex salts, i.e. metal chelates, which are well recognized in the tetracycline art.

[0121] After preparation, the novel compounds of the present invention can be conveniently purified by standard methods known in the art. Some suitable examples include crystallization from a suitable solvent or partition-column chromatography.

[0122] The novel 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline compounds of the present invention can be used in vivo, in vitro, and ex vivo, for example, in living mammals as well as in cultured tissue, organ or cellular systems. Mammals include, for example, humans, as well as pet animals such as dogs and cats, laboratory animals, such as rats and mice, and farm animals, such as horses and cows. Tissues, as used herein, are an aggregation of similarly specialized cells which together perform certain special functions. Cultured cellular systems include any mammalian cells, such as epithelial, endothelial, red blood, and white blood cells. More particularly, human peripheral blood monocytes, synovial fibroblastoid cells, and the like.

[0123] The present invention is directed to a method for treating a mammal suffering from a condition or disease that benefits from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound. These conditions or diseases are characterized by excessive collagen destruction, excessive MMP enzyme activity, excessive MT-MMP enzyme activity, excessive TNF activity, excessive nitric oxide activity, excessive IL-1 activity, excessive elastase activity, excessive loss of bone density, excessive protein degradation, excessive muscle wasting, excessive glycosylation of collagen, excessive COX-2 activity, insufficient bone protein synthesis, insufficient IL-10 (interleukin-10) production or excessive phospholipase A₂ activity. The method comprises administering to the mammal an effective amount of a tetracycline compound of the invention.

[0124] The term “excessive,” as used herein, refers to increased activity over usual activity which leads to some pathological problem in a mammal or mammalian cells.

[0125] In vivo practice of the invention permits application in the relief or palliation of medical and veterinary diseases, conditions, and syndromes. In particular, the present invention includes a method for treating a mammal suffering from conditions or diseases including abdominal aortic aneurysm, ulceration of the cornea, periodontal disease, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, scleroderma, progeria, lung disease, cancer, graft versus host diseases, disease of depressed bone marrow function, thrombocytopenia, prosthetic joint loosening, spondyloarthropathies, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, acute or chronic inflammatory conditions, renal disease or connective tissue disease by administering an effective amount of a tetracycline compound to the mammal.

[0126] Cancerous conditions treatable by tetracycline compounds of the present invention include, but are not limited to, carcinomas, blastomas, sarcomas such as Kaposi's Sarcoma, gliomas, and the twelve major cancers: prostrate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, uterine cancer, melanoma, kidney cancer, leukemia, ovarian cancer and pancreatic cancer.

[0127] Acute or chronic inflammatory conditions treatable by tetracycline compounds of the present invention include, for example, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pancreatitis, nephritis, glomerulonephritis, sepsis, septic shock, lipopolysaccharide endotoxin shock, multisystem organ failure or psoriasis.

[0128] Lung diseases treatable by means of the present invention include, for example, ARDS (adult respiratory distress syndrome), cystic fibrosis, emphysema or acute lung injury resulting from inhalation of toxicants. Some examples of toxicants are acids, chemicals, industrial and military poisons, smoke and other toxic products of combustion.

[0129] The novel tetracycline compounds of the present invention can also be used to treat renal diseases. Some examples of renal diseases are chronic renal failure, acute renal failure, nephritis or glomerulonephritis.

[0130] The tetracycline compounds of the present invention can also be used to treat neurological and neurodegenerative conditions. Examples of neurological and neurodegenerative conditions include, Alzheimer's disease, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (acute febrile polyneuritis), Krabbe's disease (leukodystrophy), adrenoleukodystrophy, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) and encephalopathies, including spongiform encephalopathy, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Other examples of spongiform encephalopathies in humans include kuru, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinke disease and fatal familial insomnia. Other examples of spongiform encephalopathies in mammals include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), scrapie in sheep and goats, transmissible mink encephalopathy, chronic wasting disease of mule deer and elk, and feline spongiform encephalopathy.

[0131] An effective amount of a tetracycline compound as used herein is that amount effective to achieve the specified result of treating the disease or condition. Preferably, the tetracycline compound or derivative is provided in an amount which has little or no antimicrobial activity. A tetracycline compound or derivative is not effectively antimicrobial if it does not significantly prevent the growth of microbes. Accordingly, the method can beneficially employ a tetracycline derivative which has been modified chemically to reduce or eliminate its antimicrobial properties. The use of such chemically-modified tetracyclines is preferred in the present invention since they can be used at higher levels than antimicrobial tetracyclines, while avoiding certain disadvantages, such as the indiscriminate killing of beneficial microbes, and the emergence of resistant microbes, which often accompanies the use of antimicrobial or antibacterial amounts of such compounds.

[0132] The maximal dosage for a mammal is the highest dosage which does not cause undesirable or intolerable side effects. Minimal dosage is the lowest dosage where efficacy is first observed. For example, the tetracycline compound can be administered in an amount of from about 0.1 mg/kg/day to about 30 mg/kg/day, and preferably from about 1 mg/kg/day to about 18 mg/kg/day. In any event, the practitioner is guided by skill and knowledge in the field, and the present invention includes without limitation dosages which are effective to achieve the described effect.

[0133] The method involves administering or providing a tetracycline derivative in an amount which is effective for treating diseases or conditions in mammalian cells or a mammal. Administering the tetracycline derivatives can be accomplished in a variety of ways. In cultured cellular systems (in vitro), tetracycline derivatives can be administered by contacting the cells directly with an effective amount of the tetracycline derivative.

[0134] In living mammals (in vivo), tetracycline derivatives of the present invention can be administered systemically by the parenteral and enteral routes which also includes controlled release delivery systems. For example, tetracycline derivatives of the present invention can easily be administered intravenously (e.g., intravenous injection) which is a preferred route of delivery. Intravenous administration can be accomplished by mixing the tetracycline derivatives in a suitable pharmaceutical carrier (vehicle) or excipient as understood by practitioners in the art.

[0135] Oral or enteral use is also contemplated, and formulations such as tablets, capsules, pills, troches, elixirs, suspensions, syrups, wafers, chewing gum and the like can be employed to provide the tetracycline derivative.

[0136] Alternatively, delivery of the tetracycline derivative can include topical application. Accordingly, the carrier is preferably suited for topical use. Compositions deemed to be suited for such topical use include gels, salves, lotions, creams ointments and the like. The tetracycline derivative may also be incorporated with a support base or matrix or the like to provide a pre-packaged surgical or burn dressing or bandage which can be directly applied to skin. Topical application of tetracycline derivatives in amounts of up to about 25% (w/w) in a vehicle are therefore appropriate depending upon indication. More preferably, application of tetracycline derivatives in amounts of from about 0.1% to about 10% is believed to be effective in treating diseases or conditions. It is believed that these quantities do not induce significant toxicity in the subject being treated.

[0137] For example, in certain cases tetracycline compounds having only limited biodistribution may be preferred for localized activity. Topical application of these non-absorbable COLs would be desirable in oral lesions, since the COLs would not be absorbed to any significant degree even if swallowed.

[0138] Combined or coordinated topical and systemic administration of tetracycline derivatives is also contemplated under the invention. For example, a non-absorbable tetracycline compound can be administered topically, while a tetracycline compound capable of substantial absorption and effective systemic distribution in a subject can be administered systemically.

[0139] Phototoxicity

[0140] In one embodiment, the invention relates to a class of compounds that have low phototoxicity.

[0141] The assay used to assess phototoxicity is the so-called 3T3 Phototoxicity Assay. The assay compares the cytotoxicity of a series of doses of a test compound in the presence and absence of UVA/visible light.

[0142] Briefly, serial dilutions of a test compound are prepared, and are incubated with 3T3 cells in two 96-well plates. Following an initial incubation, the cells in one plate, the test cells receiving both the chemical and light, are exposed to UVA/visible light. In the second plate, the test cells receiving only the test chemical were treated the same way, except they are kept in the dark for the same amount of time.

[0143] Twenty-four hours after exposure, the test cells and the control cells are then incubated with neutral red dye. Neutral red dye is used to measure the relative number of living cells in each well. Live cells are stained with the dye while dead cells are not.

[0144] Phototoxicity is measured by the relative toxicity between the doses with and without light exposure following published guidelines. (Reference compounds include commercially available tetracycline, doxycycline, and minocycline.)

[0145] The phototoxic response of the compounds in the present in vitro assay is consistent with their behavior in vivo.

[0146] There are several methods by which to quantify phototoxicity. One method is called photoirritancy factor (PILF). In calculating PIF values, the data resulting from the assay procedure can be interpreted by different methods.

[0147] For example, during the period Mar. 2, 1999 to Apr. 16, 1999, PIF values were obtained using the phototoxicity software and its curve-fitting algorithms available at the time. In the present specification, this earlier phototoxicity calculation is referred to as PIF1. At a PIF1 value of 1, a compound is considered to have no measurable phototoxicity. A PIF1 value greater than 5 is indicative of phototoxic potential of a compound.

[0148] As explained in more detail in Example 37 below, 3T3 phototoxicity assay has undergone extensive validation since April 1999, and has now been incorporated into a draft guideline by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (Draft Guideline 432). In the present specification, this revised phototoxicity calculation is referred to as PIF2. A PIF2 value of less than 2 is considered non-phototoxic, 2 to less than 5 is considered potentially phototoxic, and 5 or greater is considered clearly phototoxic.

[0149] PIF2 values are more refined than the PIF1 values. Qualitatively the differences between the PIF1 and PIF2 values are not significant. For example, the mean PIF1 values for COL 10 and COL 1002 are about 1.82 and about 1.0, respectively. The mean PIF2 values of COL 10 and COL 1002 are about 2.04 and about 1.35, respectively.

[0150] As explained in the Examples section, PIF values cannot be determined for many compounds. Another method by which to quantify relative phototoxicity is called mean photo effect (MPE). MPE values can be determined for compounds in virtually all cases. Thus, MPE values are more consistent and reliable than PFE values.

[0151] The MPE is a measure of the difference between the cytotoxicity induced by the test chemical in the presence and absence of light. It compares the responses over the range of doses selected using the two dose-response curves produced from the boot-strap analysis of the individual data points (Holzhütter 1995 and 1997). An example is provided in FIG. 3 (Peters and Holzhütter (2002)). This method of analysis is particularly suited to cases where the IC₅₀ value cannot be calculated for one or both concentration response curves.

[0152] MPE values of <0.1 (including negative values) are considered indicative of a nonphototoxin, values of 0.1 to <0.15 are considered probable phototoxins, and values greater than and equal to 0.15 are considered to be clear phototoxins.

[0153] A class of low phototoxicity tetracyline derivatives has less than approximately 75% of the phototoxicity of minocycline, preferably less than approximately 70%, more preferably less than approximately 60%, and most preferably less than approximately 50%. Minocycline has a PIF1 of about 2.04, and an MPE of about 0.041.

[0154] The class of low phototoxicity tetracycline compound derivatives includes those derivatives having PIF 1 or PIF 2 values of approximately 1, i.e. 1 to about 2, preferably 1 to about 1.5. The class of low phototoxicity tetracycline derivatives optimally have MPE values of less than 0.1. Members of this class include, but are not limited to, tetracycline compounds having general formulae: STRUCTURE K wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: R₇ R₈ R₉ hydrogen hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen palmitamide hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino

STRUCTURE L STRUCTURE M

[0155] STRUCTURE N   STRUCTURE O wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: R₇ R₈ R₉ hydrogen hydrogen acetamido hydrogen hydrogen dimethylaminoacetamido hydrogen hydrogen nitro hydrogen hydrogen amino

[0156] and

STRUCTURE P

[0157] wherein: R₈, and R₉ taken together are, respectively hydrogen and nitro.

STRUCTURE K

[0158] wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together are, respectively, hydrogen, hydrogen and dimethylamino.

EXAMPLES

[0159] The following examples serve to provide further appreciation of the invention but are not meant in any way to restrict the effective scope of the invention.

Example 1 4-Dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-nitrotetracycline Sulfate

[0160] To a solution of one millimole of 4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline in 25 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid at 0° C. was added 1.05 mmole of potassium nitrate. The resulting solution was stirred at ice bath temperature for 15 minutes and poured in one liter of cold ether with stirring. The precipitated solid was allowed to settle and the majority of solvent decanted. The remaining material was filtered through a sintered glass funnel and the collected solid was washed well with cold ether. The product was dried in a vacuum desiccator overnight.

Example 2 9-amino-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline Sulfate

[0161] To a solution of 300 mg of the 9-nitro compound from example 1, in 30 ml of ethanol was added 50 mg of Pt0₂. The mixture was hydrogenated at atmospheric pressure until the theoretical amount of hydrogen was absorbed. The system is flushed with nitrogen, the catalyst PtO₂ is filtered and the filtrate added dropwise to 300 ml of ether. The product that separates is filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 3 9-Acetamido-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline Sulfate

[0162] To a well stirred cold solution of 500 mg of 9-amino-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline sulfate from example 2, in 2.0 ml of 1.3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, 500 mg of sodium bicarbonate was added followed by 0.21 ml of acetyl chloride. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, filtered and the filtrate was added dropwise to 500 ml of ether. The product that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 4 4-Dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-diazoniumtetracycline Sulfate

[0163] To a solution of 0.5 g of 9-amino-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline sulfate, from example 2, in 10 ml of 0.1N hydrochloric acid in methanol cooled in an ice bath, 0.5 ml of n-butyl nitrite was added. The solution was stirred at ice bath temperature for 30 minutes and then poured into 250 ml of ether. The product that separated was filtered, washed with ether and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 5 9-Azido-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline Sulfate

[0164] To a solution of 0.3 mmole of 4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-diazoniumtetracycline sulfate, from example 4, 10 ml of 0.1N methanolic hydrogen chloride was added 0.33 mmole of sodium azide. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into 200 ml of ether. The product that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 6 9-Amino-8-chloro-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-tetracycline Sulfate

[0165] One gram of 9-azido-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline hydrochloride, from example 4, was dissolved in 10 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid saturated with HCL at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at ice bath temperature for 1.5 hours and then slowly added dropwise to 500 ml of cold ether. The product that separated was filtered, washed with ether and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 7 4-Dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-ethoxythiocarbonylthio-tetracycline Sulfate

[0166] A solution of 1.0 mmole of 4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-diazoniumtetracycline sulfate, from example 4, in 15 ml of water was added to a solution of 1.15 mmole of potassium ethyl xanthate in 15 ml of water. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour. The product separated and was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 8A General Procedure for Nitration

[0167] To 1 mmole of a 4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline in 25 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid at 0° C. was added 1 mmole of potassium nitrate with stirring. The reaction solution was stirred for 15 minutes and then poured into 100 g of chopped ice. The aqueous solution was extracted 5 times with 20 ml of butanol each time. The butanol extracts were washed three times with 10 ml of water each time, and concentrated in vacuo to a volume of 25 ml. The light yellow crystalline solid which precipitated was filtered, washed with 2 ml of butanol and dried in vacuo at 60° C. for 2 hours. This solid was a mixture of the two mononitro isomers.

Example 8B 4-Dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-9-nitrotetracycline

[0168] To 980 mg of the nitration product from 4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline (a mixture of the 2 isomers) in 25 ml of methanol was added enough triethylamine to dissolve the solid. The filtered solution (pH 9.0) was adjusted to pH 5.2 with concentrated sulfuric acid. A crystalline yellow solid (236 mg.) was obtained (29% yield). The material at this point was quite pure and contained only small amounts of the 7-isomer. Final purification was accomplished by liquid partition chromatography using a diatomaceous earth packed column and the solvent system: chloroform: butanol: 0.5 Mphosphate buffer (pH 2) (16:1:10).

Example 9 4-Dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-7-nitrotetracycline

[0169] The methanol filtrate from example 8 was immediately adjusted to pH 1.0 with concentrated sulfuric acid. The light yellow crystalline solid, which was obtained as the sulfate salt. A purified free base was obtained by adjusting an aqueous solution of the sulfate salt (25 mg/ml) to pH 5.2 with 2 N sodium carbonate.

Exanple 10 9-Amino-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline

[0170] To a solution of 300 mg of the 9-nitro compound, prepared in example 8, in 30 ml of ethanol was added 50 mg of PtO₂. The mixture was hydrogenated at atmospheric pressure until the theoretical amount of hydrogen was absorbed. The system is flushed with nitrogen, the PtO₂ catalyst is filtered and the filtrate added dropwise to 300 ml of ether. The solid that separates is filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 11 9-Acetamido-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline Sulfate

[0171] To well stirred cold solution of 500 mg of 9-amino-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline sulfate, from example 10, in 2.0 ml of 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone was added 500 mg of sodium bicarbonate followed by 0.21 ml of acetyl chloride. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, filtered and the filtrate was added dropwise to 500 ml of ether. The solid that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 12 4-Dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-9-diazoniumtetracycline Sulfate

[0172] To a solution of 0.5 g of 9-amino-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline sulfate, from example 10, in 10 ml of 0.1N hydrochloric acid in methanol cooled in an ice bath was added 0.5 ml of n-butyl nitrite. The solution was stirred at ice bath temperature for 30 minutes and the poured into 250 ml of ether. The solid that separated was filtered, washed with ether and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 13 9-Azido-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline Sulfate

[0173] To a solution of 0.3 mmole of 4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-9-diazoniumtetracycline sulfate, of example 12, 10 ml of 0.1 N methanolic hydrogen chloride was added 0.33 mmole of sodium azide. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into 200 ml of ether. The solid that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 14 9-Amino-8-chloro-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline Sulfate

[0174] One gram of 9-azido-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline hydrochloride, from example 13, was dissolved in 10 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid saturated with HCL at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at ice bath temperature for 1.5 hours and then slowly added dropwise to 500 ml of cold ether. The solid that separated was filtered, washed and ether and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 15 4-Dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-9-ethoxythiocarbonylthiotetracycline Sulfate

[0175] A solution of 1.0 mmole of 4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-9-diazoniumtetracycline sulfate, from example 12, in 15 ml of water was added to a solution of 1.15 mmole of potassium ethyl xanthate in 15 ml of water. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour. The solid that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 16 9-Dimethylamino-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline sulfate

[0176] To a solution of 100 mg. of the 9-amino compound from example 10, in 10 ml of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether is added 0.05 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid, 0.4 ml. of a 40% aqueous formaldehyde solution and 100 mg of a 10% palladium on carbon catalyst. The mixture is hydrogenated under atmospheric pressure and room temperature for 20 minutes. The catalyst was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in 5 ml of methanol and this solution was added to 100 ml of ether. The product that separated was filtered and dried, yield, 98 mg.

Example 17 7-Amino-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline

[0177] This compound can be made using Procedure A or B. Procedure A. To a solution of 300 mg of the 7-nitro compound, from example 1, in 30 ml of ethanol was added 50 mg of PtO₂. The mixture was hydrogenated at atmospheric pressure until the theoretical amount of hydrogen was absorbed. The system is flushed with nitrogen, the catalyst PtO₂ is filtered and the filtrate added dropwise to 300 ml of ether. The solid that separates is filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

[0178] Procedure B. 1 g of 6-deoxy-4-dedimethylamino-tetracycline was dissolved in 7.6 ml THF and 10.4 ml methanesulfonic acid at −10° C. After warming the mixture to 0° C. a solution of 0.86 g of dibenzyl azodicarboxylate was added and the mixture stirred for 2 hours at 0° C. to yield 7-[1,2-bis(carbobenzyloxy)hydrazino]-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline. A solution of 1 millimole of this material in 70 ml 2-methoxyethanol, and 300 mg 10% Pd-C was hydrogenated at room temperature to give 7-amino-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline.

Example 18 7-Amino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline

[0179] 1 g of 6-deoxy-5-hydroxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline 3 was dissolved in 7.6 ml THF and 10.4 ml methanesulfonic acid at −10° C. After warming the mixture to 0° C. a solution of 0.86 g dibenzyl azodicarboxylate in 0.5 ml THF was added and the mixture stirred for 2 hours at 0° C. to yield 7-[1,2-bis(carbobenzyloxy)hydrazino]-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxytetracycline. A solution of 1 millimole of this material in 70 ml 2-methoxyethanol, and 300 mg 10% Pd-C was hydrogenated at room temperature to give 7-amino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxytetracycline.

Example 19 7-Acetamido-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxytetracycline Sulfate

[0180] To well stirred cold solution of 500 mg of 7-amino-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxytetracycline sulfate, from example 18, in 2.0 ml of 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone was added 500 mg of sodium bicarbonate followed by 0.21 ml of acetyl chloride. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, filtered and the filtrate was added dropwise to 500 ml of ether. The solid that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 20 4-Dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxy-7-diazoniumtetracycline Hydrochloride

[0181] To a solution of 0.5 g of 7-amino-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxytetracycline sulfate, from example 20, in 10 ml of 0.1N hydrochloric acid in methanol cooled in an ice bath was added 0.5 ml of n-butyl nitrite. The solution was stirred at ice bath temperature for 30 minutes and then poured into 250 ml of ether. The solid that separated was filtered, washed with ether and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 21 7-Azido-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxytetracycline

[0182] To a solution of 0.3 mmole of 4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxy-7-diazoniumtetracycline hydrochloride, from example 20, 10 ml of 0.1 N methanolic hydrogen chloride was added 0.33 mmole of sodium azide. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into 200 ml of ether. The solid that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 22 7-Amino-8-chloro-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxytetracycline Sulfate

[0183] One gram of 7-azido-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxytetracycline sulfate, from example 21, was dissolved in 10 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid (previously saturated with hydrogen chloride) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at ice bath temperature for 1.5 hours and then slowly added dropwise to 500 ml of cold ether. The solid that separated was filtered, washed with ether and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 23 4-Dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxy-7-ethoxythiocarbonylthiotetracycline

[0184] A solution of 1.0 mmole of 4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxy-7-diazoniumtetracycline hydrochloride, from example 20, in 15 ml of water was added to a solution of 1.15 mmole of potassium ethyl xanthate in 15 ml of water. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour. The solid that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 24 7-Dimethylamino-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-5-hydroxytetracycline Sulfate

[0185] To a solution of 100 mg of the 7-amino compound in 10 ml of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether is added 0.05 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid, 0.4 ml of a 40% aqueous formaldehyde solution and 100 mg of a 10% palladium on carbon catalyst. The mixture is reduced with hydrogen at atmospheric pressure and room temperature for 20 minutes. The catalyst was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in 5 ml of methanol and this solution was added to 100 ml of ether. The product that separated was filtered and dried, yield, 78 mg.

Example 25 7-Diethylamino-4-dedimethylamino-5-hydroxytetracycline Sulfate

[0186] To a solution of 100 mg of the 7-amino compound in 10 ml of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether is added 0.05 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid, 0.4 ml of acetaldehyde and 100 mg of a 10% palladium on carbon catalyst. The mixture is reduced with hydrogen at atmospheric pressure at room temperature for 20 minutes. The catalyst was filtered and filtrate was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in 5 ml of methanol and this solution was added to 100 ml of ether. The product that separated was filtered and dried.

Example 26 4-Dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-7-diazoniumtetracycline Hydrochloride

[0187] To a solution of 0.5 g. of 7-amino-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline sulfate, from example 17, in 10 ml of 0.1N hydrochloric acid in methanol cooled in an ice bath was added 0.5 ml of n-butyl nitrite. The solution was stirred at ice bath temperature for 30 minutes and then poured into 250 ml of ether. The solid that separated was filtered, washed with ether and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 27 7-Azido-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline

[0188] To a solution of 0.3 mmole of 4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-7-diazoniumtetracycline hydrochloride, from example 26, 10 ml of 0.1 N methanolic hydrogen chloride was added 0.33 mmole of sodium azide. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was then poured into 200 ml of ether. The solid that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 28 7-Amino-8-chloro-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline Sulfate

[0189] One gram of 7-azido-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline sulfate was dissolved in 10 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid (previously saturated with hydrogen chloride) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at ice bath temperature for 1.5 hours and then slowly added dropwise to 500 ml of cold ether. The solid that separated was filtered, washed with ether and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 29 4-Dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-7-ethoxythiocarbonylthiotetracycline

[0190] A solution of 1.0 mmole of 4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-7-diazoniumtetracycline hydrochloride, from example 26, in 15 ml of water was added to a solution of 1.15 mmole of potassium ethyl xanthate in 15 ml of water. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour. The solid that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 30 7-Dimethylamino-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxytetracycline Sulfate

[0191] To a solution of 100 mg of the 7-amino compound, from example 26, in 10 ml of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether is added 0.05 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid, 0.4 ml of a 40% aqueous formaldehyde solution and 100 mg of a 10% palladium on carbon catalyst. The mixture is reduced with hydrogen at atmospheric pressure and room temperature for 20 minutes. The catalyst was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in 5 ml of methanol and this solution was added to 100 ml of ether. The product that separated was filtered and dried.

Example 31 9-Acetamido-8-chloro-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-deoxy-6-demethyltetracycline

[0192] To well stirred cold solution of 500 mg of 9-amino-8-chloro-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-6-demethyl-7-dimethyl amino tetracycline sulfate, from example 6, in 2.0 ml of 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone was added 500 mg of sodium bicarbonate followed by 0.21 ml. of acetyl chloride. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, filtered and the filtrate was added dropwise to 500 ml of ether. The solid that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 32 8-Chloro-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-deoxy-6-demethyl-9-ethoxythiocarbonylthiotetracycline

[0193] A solution of 1.0 mmole of -8-chloro-4-dedimethylamino-6-deoxy-6-demethyl-7-dimethyl amino-9-diazoniumtetracycline hydrochloride in 15 ml of water was added to a solution of 1.15 mmole of potassium ethyl xanthate in 15 ml of water. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour. The solid that separated was filtered and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Example 33 8-Chloro-9-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylamino-7-dimethylamino-6-deoxy-6-demethytetracycline Sulfate

[0194] To a solution of 100 mg. of the 9-amino compound, from example 6, in 10 ml of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether is added 0.05 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid, 0.4 ml of acetaldehyde and 100 mg of a 10% palladium on carbon catalyst. The mixture is reduced with hydrogen at atmospheric pressure and room temperature for 20 minutes. The catalyst was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue is dissolved in 5 ml of methanol and this solution was added to 100 ml of ether. The product that separated was filtered and dried.

Example 34 N-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl) methyl-4-dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline

[0195] An aqueous solution of 58 mg (37%) formaldehyde (0.72 mmol) was added to a solution of 203 mg (0.49 mmol) of 4-dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline in 5.0 ml ethylene glycol dimethyl ether. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 hours. 56 mg (0.56 mmol) of 1-methylpiperazine was then added and the resulting mixture was stirred overnight and refluxed for 20 minutes. The mixture was then cooled and a solid product was collected by filtration. The solid product was then washed with the solvent and dried by vacuum filtration.

Example 35 N-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methyl-4-dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-hexanoylaminotetracycline

[0196] An aqueous solution of 49 mg 37% formaldehyde (0.60 mmol) was added to a solution of 146 mg (0.30 mmol) of 4-dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-hexanoylaminotetracycline in 5.0 ml ethylene glycol dimethyl ether. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 hours. 60 mg (0.60 mmol) of 1-methylpiperazine was then added and the resulting mixture was stirred overnight and refluxed for 20 minutes. The mixture was then cooled and a solid product was collected by filtration. The solid product was then washed with the solvent and dried by vacuum filtration.

Example 36 4-Dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-9-hexanoylaminotetracycline

[0197] 1.54 g (7.2 mmol) of hexanoic anhydride and 150 mg of 10% Pd/C catalyst were added to 300 mg (0.72 mmol) of 4-dedimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline in 6.0 ml of 1,4-dioxane and 6.0 ml of methanol. The mixture was hydrogenated overnight at room temperature. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in 7 ml of ethyl acetate and trituated with 50 ml of hexane to produce a solid product. The solid product was filtered and dried by vacuum filtration.

[0198] Thus, while there have been described what are presently believed to be the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will realize that other and further embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it is intended to include all such further modifications and changes as come within the true scope of the claims set forth herein.

Example 37 Phototoxicity Determination

[0199] BALB/c 3T3 (CCL-163) cells were obtained from ATCC and cultured in antibiotic-free Dulbecco's Minimum Essential Medium (4.5 g/1 glucose)(DMEM) supplemented with L-glutamine (4 mM) and 10% newborn calf serum. The working cell bank was prepared and found to be free of mycoplasma. Streptomycin sulfate (100 g/ml) and penicillin (100 IU/ml) were added to the medium after the cells were treated with test article in 96-well plates.

[0200] Serial dilutions of the tetracycline derivatives were prepared in DMSO at concentrations 100× to final testing concentration. The COL dilutions in DMSO were then diluted in Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) for application to the cells. The final DMSO concentration was 1% in treated and control cultures. A dose range finding assay is conducted with eight serial dilutions covering a range of 100-0.03 μg/ml in half log steps. Definitive assays are conducted with 6-8 serial dilutions prepared in quarter log steps, centered on the expected 50% toxicity point as determined in the dose range finding assay. One hundred 100 μg/ml was the highest dose recommended to prevent false negative results from UV absorption by the dosing solutions. One dose range finding and at least two definitive trials were performed on each tetracycline derivative and control compound.

[0201] Controls:

[0202] Each assay included both negative (solvent) and positive controls. Twelve wells of negative control cultures were used on each 96-well plate. Chlorpromazine (Sigma Chemicals) was used as the positive control and was prepared and dosed like the test tetracycline derivatives.

[0203] Solar Simulator:

[0204] A Dermalight SOL 3 solar simulator, equipped with a UVA H1 filter (320-400 nm), was adjusted to the appropriate height. Measurement of energy through the lid of a 96-well microtiter plate was carried out using a calibrated UV radiometer UVA sensor. Simulator height was adjusted to deliver 1.7±0.1 mW/cm² of UVA energy (resulting dose was 1 J/cm² per 10 minutes of exposure).

[0205] Phototoxicity Assay: Duplicate plates were prepared for each test material by seeding 10⁴ 3T3 cells per well in complete medium 24 hours before treatment. Prior to treatment, the medium was removed, and the cells washed once with 125 μl of prewarmed HBSS. Fifty μl of prewarmed HBSS were added to each well. Fifty μl of each test article dilution were added to the appropriate wells and the plates returned to the incubator for approximately one hour. Six wells were treated with each dose of test or control article on each plate. Following the 1 hr incubation, the plates designated for the photo irradiation were exposed (with the lid on) to 1.7±0.1 mW/cm² UVA light for 50±2 minutes at room temperature resulting in an irradiation dose of 5 J/cm². Duplicate plates, designated for the measurement of cytotoxicity without light, were kept in the dark room temperature for 50±2 minutes. After the 50 minute exposure period (with or without light) the test article dilutions were decanted from the plates and the cells washed once with 125 μl of HBSS. One hundred μl of medium were added to all wells and the cells incubated as above for 24±1 hours.

[0206] After 24 hours of incubation, the medium was decanted and 100 μl of the Neutral Red containing medium were added to each well. The plates were returned to the incubator and incubated for approximately 3 hours. After 3 hours, the medium was decanted and each well rinsed once with 250 μl of HBSS. The plates were blotted to remove the HBSS and 100 μl of Neutral Red Solvent were added to each well. After a minimum of 20 minutes of incubation at room temperature (with shaking), the absorbance at 550 nm was measured with a plate reader, using the mean of the blank outer wells as the reference. Relative survival was obtained by comparing the amount of neutral red taken by each well treated with the test article and positive control to the neutral red taken up by the average of the negative wells (12 wells) on the same plate. The amount of neutral red taken up by the negative control wells is considered to be 100% survival.

[0207] There are several methods by which to quantify relative phototoxicity, e.g., the photoirritancy factor (PIF) and the mean photo effect (MPE), as discussed below.

[0208] Phototoxicity Determined by PIF Valuations

[0209] To determine the dose where there is a 50% decrease in relative viability, the relative cell viability is plotted as a function of increasing dose and a polynomial equation is calculated to produce the “best fit” line through all the points. The dose of a test substance corresponding to the point where this line crosses the 50% survival point is calculated (termed the Inhibitory Concentration 50% or IC₅₀) and used to compare the toxicity of the test chemical in the presence and absence of UVA/visible light.

[0210] Phototoxicity of a tetracycline derivative can be measured by its photoirritancy factor (PIF). The photo-irritancy factor (PIF) is the ratio of the IC₅₀, value in the absence of light to the IC₅₀ value in the presence of light. That is, the PIF was determined by comparing the IC₅₀ without UVA [IC₅₀(−UVA)] with the IC₅₀ with UVA [IC₅₀(+UVA)]: ${PIF} = \frac{{IC}_{50}\left( {- {UVA}} \right)}{{IC}_{50}\left( {+ {UVA}} \right)}$

[0211] IC₅₀ values for both the UVA exposed and non-exposed groups were determined whenever possible. If the two values are the same, the PIF is 1 and there is no phototoxic effect. If the action of the light increases toxicity, the IC₅₀ with light will be lower than the IC₅₀ without light, and the PIF will increase.

[0212] If IC₅₀ (+UVA) can be determined but IC₅₀(−UVA) cannot, the PIF cannot be calculated, although the compound tested may have some level of phototoxic potential. In this case, a “>PIF” can be calculated and the highest testable dose (−UVA) will be used for calculation of the “>PIF.” ${> {PIF}} = \frac{{maximum}\quad {{dose}\left( {- {UVA}} \right)}}{{IC}_{50}\left( {+ {UVA}} \right)}$

[0213] If both, IC₅₀(−UVA) and IC₅₀(+UVA) cannot be calculated because the chemical does not show cytotoxicty (50% reduction in viability) up to the highest dose tested, this would indicate a lack of phototoxic potential.

[0214] In calculating PIF values, the data resulting from the assay procedure can be interpreted by different methods.

[0215] For example, during the period Mar. 2, 1999 to Apr. 16, 1999, PIF values were obtained using the earlier phototoxicity software and its curve-fitting algorithms, i.e. PIF1.

[0216] Since April 1999, the 3T3 phototoxicity assay has undergone extensive validation, and has now been incorporated into a draft guideline by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (Draft Guideline 432). (See Spielmann et al., The International EU/COLIPA In Vitro Phototoxicity Validation Study; Results of Phase II (blind trial). Part 1: The 3T3 NRU Phototoxicity Test. Toxicology In Vitro 12:305-327 (1998); and Spielmann et al., A Study on UV Filter Chemicals from Annex VII of European Union Directive 76/768/EEC, in the In Vitro 3T3 Phototoxicity Test. ATLA 26:679-708 (1998).) The new guideline follows the same assay procedure, but provides some additional guidance in the interpretation of the resulting data, and incorporates updated software. As used herein, the PIF value interpreted by this method is termed PIF2.

[0217] According to this updated OECD draft guideline, the IC₅₀ values are developed from curves fitted to the data by a multiple boot strap algorithm. The curve fitting and calculations of the PIF are performed by software developed under contract to the German government (ZEBET, Berlin).

[0218] In particular, since there are six wells (and therefore six relative survival values) for each dose, the software performs multiple calculations of the best fit line using what is called boot strapping. This approach is used to account for variations in the data. From the bootstrapped curves, the software determines a mean IC₅₀ for the treatment. The IC₅₀ is used to compare the toxicity of the test chemical in the presence and absence of UVA/visible light. FIG. 2 shows an example of a set of dose response curves prepared for the positive control chemical Chlorpromazine. The difference in the IC₅₀ values can be clearly seen in this example of a highly phototoxic chemical.

[0219] Using the original software and evaluation procedures, if both IC₅₀ values can be determined, the cut off value of the factor to discriminate between phototoxicants and non-phototoxicants is a factor of 5. A factor greater than 5 is indicative of phototoxic potential of the test material. Using this software, the mean PIF1 for COL 10 was determined to be 1.83. The mean PIF1 for COL 1002 was determined to be 1.12.

[0220] The OECD draft guideline has revised the values for the PIF used to differentiate between phototoxins, potential phototoxins and non-phototoxins. A PIF2 of less than 2 is considered non-phototoxic, 2 to less than 5 is considered potentially phototoxic, and 5 or greater is considered clearly phototoxic. In accordance with the OECD draft guideline, the mean PIF2 values of COL 10 and COL 1002 are 2.04 and 1.35, respectively.

[0221] Phototoxicity Determined by MPE Valuations

[0222] At each data point, a photo effect is calculated according to the following formula:

Photo Effect_(c)=Dose Effect_(c)×Response Effect_(c) (i.e., PE _(c) =DE _(c) ×RE _(c))

[0223] where c represents one concentration

[0224] Dose Effect_(c) compares the dose required to achieve percent survival n without UVA (c) with the dose required to achieve the same percent survival with UVA (c′): ${{{Dose}\quad {Effect}_{n}} = \frac{\quad \begin{matrix} \left( {{{Dose}\left( {- {UVA}} \right)}{to}\quad {give}\quad {survival}}\quad \right. \\ {{\left. {{n/{{Dose}\left( {+ {UVA}} \right)}}{to}\quad {give}\quad {survival}\quad n} \right) - 1}\quad} \end{matrix}\quad}{\begin{matrix} \left( {{{Dose}\left( {- {UVA}} \right)}{to}\quad {give}\quad {survival}\quad {n/{{Dose}\left( {+ {UVA}} \right)}}}\quad \right. \\ {{\left. {{to}\quad {give}\quad {survival}\quad n} \right) + 1}\quad} \end{matrix}}}\quad$

[0225] As the ratio increases, the Dose Effect term approaches 1.

[0226] In the example in FIG. 3, the Dose Effect is calculated for one point. The dose of 0.4 dose units is required to reduce cell viability (termed response on the y axis) to 66% in the absence of light while only 0.16 dose units are required to similarly reduce viability in the presence of light. The dose effect for 0.4 dose units is: ${DE}_{0.4} = {\frac{\left| {\left( {0.4/0.16} \right) - 1} \right|}{\left| {\left( {0.4/0.16} \right) + 1} \right|} = 0.43}$

[0227] The Response Effect at dose c compares the percent survival with and without UVA at that dose and normalizes for the total range of the response over the range of doses evaluated (n₁ to n_(i)). ${{Response}\quad {Effect}_{c}} = \frac{{{R\left( {- {UVA}} \right)}c} - {{R\left( {+ {UVA}} \right)}c}}{R_{0}}$

[0228] where R₀ is the Total Survival Range (up to 100%), R(−UVA)c is the survival without UVA at dose c, and R(+UVA)c is the survival with UVA at dose c.

[0229] As the difference between the survival without UVA at dose c and the survival with UVA at dose c [ie., R(−UVA)c-R(+UVA)c] increases (indicative of phototoxic potential), then the Response Effect_(c) approaches 1.0.

[0230] Again in FIG. 3, the Response Effect for the 0.4 dose is:

RE _(0.4)=(66%−11%)/100%=0.55

[0231] The PE in this example is PE_(0.4)=0.43*0.55=0.24

[0232] The Mean Photo Effect is the mean of the individual Photo Effect values over the range evaluated. It is produced from the formula: ${MPE} = \frac{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{n}\quad {w_{i}*{PE}_{ci}}}{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{n}\quad w_{i}}$

[0233] where w₁ is a weighting factor for the highest viability observed for each curve.

[0234] The MPE value is used to determine phototoxic potential. In the original analysis of the validation data, a material was considered nonphototoxic if the MPE was <0.1. (this includes negative MPE values) and phototoxic if the MPE was ≧0.1 (Spielmann et al, 1998). This cut off was re-examined once the software had been rewritten and the weighting factor added. In the draft Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development phototoxicity test guideline (Guideline 432), MPE values of <0.1 (including negative values) are considered indicative of a nonphototoxin, values of 0.1 to <0.15 are considered probable phototoxins, and greater than and equal to 0.15 clear phototoxins. This guideline is expected to become the standard after final approval in 2003. The software used to calculate the MPE values is part of this guideline.

[0235] The following table shows the phototoxicity values for several tetracycline derivatives. The positive control is chlorpromazine. The phototoxicity is evaluated in terms of MPE and in terms of PIF using the new OECD draft guideline. PHOTOTOXICITY VALUES COMPOUND MPE PIF 1 PIF 2 Chlorpromazine 0.639 N/D 40.38 Tetracycline 0.340 5.38 N/A Doxycycline 0.522 23.37 26.71 Minocycline 0.041 2.04 N/A COL 10 0.099 1.82 2.04 COL 1 0.460 N/D N/A COL 2 0.005 N/D N/A COL 3 0.654 647 84.72 COL 302 0.378 23.16 23.32 COL 303 0.309 5.27 13.82 COL 305 0.420 N/D N/A COL 306 0.038 1.64 1.56 COL 307 0.056 1.17 N/A COL 308 0.015 1.0 N/A COL 309 0.170 5.17 12.87 COL 311 0.013 1.0 N/A COL 312 0.442 62.67 75.11 COL 313 0.462 80.27 58.22 COL 314 0.475 41.1 89.48 COL 315 0.276 15.8 35.30 COL 4 0.570 N/D N/A COL 5 0.186 N/D N/A COL 6 0.155 N/D N/A COL 7 0.531 N/D N/A COL 8 0.703 165 82.61 COL 801 −0.001 1.0 N/A COL 802 −0.123 1.0 N/A COL 803 0.047 N/D N/A COL 804 0.003 1.0 N/A COL 805 0.022 1.0 N/A COL 807 0.382 40.4 N/A COL 808 0.387 46.45 N/A COL 809 0.420 N/D N/A COL 9 0.546 N/D N/A COL 1001 0.025 N/D N/A COL 1002 0.040 1.0 1.35

[0236] In the present specification, some of the compounds of the invention are referred to by codes names. The correspondence between the compound and codes names are as follows: CHEMICAL NAMES OF THE COL COMPOUNDS COL-1 4-dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-3 6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-301 7-bromo-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-302 7-nitro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-303 9-nitro-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-304 7-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-305 9-acetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-306 9-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-307 7-amino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-308 9-amino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-309 9-dimethylaminoacetamido-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-310 7-dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-311 9-palmitamide-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-312 2-CONHCH₂-pyrrolidin-1-yl-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-313 2-CONHCH₂-piperidin-1-yl-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-314 2-CONHCH₂-morpholin-1-yl-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-315 2-CONHCH₂-piperazin-1-yl-6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4- dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-4 7-chloro-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-5 tetracycline pyrazole COL-6 4-hydroxy-4-dedimethylaminotetracycline COL-7 4-dedimethylamino-12α-deoxytetracycline COL-8 4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline COL-801 9-acetamido-4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline COL-802 9-dimethylaminoacetamido-4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline COL-803 9-palmitamide-4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline COL-804 9-nitro-4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline COL-805 9-amino-4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline COL-806 9-dimethylamino-4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline COL-807 2-CONHCH₂-pyrrolidin-1-yl-4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline COL-808 2-CONHCH₂-piperidin-1-yl-4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline COL-809 2-CONHCH₂-piperazin-1-yl-4-dedimethylaminodoxycycline COL-10 4-dedimethylaminominocycline  (a.k.a. COL-310) COL-1001 7-trimethylammonium-4-dedimethylaminosancycline COL-1002 9-nitro-4-dedimethylaminominocycline

[0237] 

What is claimed is:
 1. A tetracycline compound of the formulae:

wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, diazonium, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; with the following provisos: when either R₇ and R₉ are hydrogen then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a), R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen and R₇ is hydrogen, amino, nitro, halogen, dimethylamino or diethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ and R₉ are both hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl, and R₇ is hydrogen, amino, nitro, halogen or diethylamino, then R₈ is halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydroxyl, R₅, R₇ and R₉ are all hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a), R₆ and R₅ are all hydrogen, R₉ is methylamino and R₇ is dimethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl, R₉ is methylamino and R₇ is dimethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen and R₇ is cyano, then R₈ must be halogen.
 2. A tetracycline compound of the formulae:

wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, and di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₄ is selected from the group consisting of NOH, N—NH—A, and NH—A, where A is a lower alkyl group; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; with the following provisos: when R₄ is NOH, N—NH-alkyl or NH-alkyl and R₇, R_(6-a), R₆, R₅, and R₉ are all hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NOH, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydrogen or hydroxyl, R₇ is halogen, R₅ and R₉ are both hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is N—NH-alkyl, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydroxyl and R₇, R₅, R₉ are all hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NH-alkyl, R_(6-a), R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen, R₇ is hydrogen, amino, mono(lower alkyl)amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino or hydroxyl, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NH-alkyl, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ and R₉ are both hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl, and R₇ is mono(lower alkyl)amino or di(lower alkyl)amino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R₄ is NH-alkyl, R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydroxy or hydrogen and R₇, R₅, and R₉ are all be hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen.
 3. A 4-dedimethylamino tetracycline compound selected from: R₇ R₈ R₉

wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: azido hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen nitro dimethylamino hydrogen amino acylamino hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen acylamino amino hydrogen nitro hydrogen hydrogen (N,N-dimethyl)glycylamino amino hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen ethoxythiocarbonylthio dimethylamino hydrogen acylamino dimethylamino hydrogen diazonium dimethylamino chloro amino hydrogen chloro amino amino chloro amino acylamino chloro acylamino amino chloro hydrogen acylamino chloro hydrogen monoalkylamino chloro amino nitro chloro amino dimethylamino chloro acylamino dimethylammo chloro dimethylamino hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino dimethylamino hydrogen hydrogen and

wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: azido hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen nitro dimethylamino hydrogen amino acylamino hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen acylamino amino hydrogen nitro hydrogen hydrogen (N,N-dimethyl)glycylamino amino hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen ethoxythiocarbonylthio dimethylamino hydrogen acylamino hydrogen hydrogen diazonium hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino diazonium hydrogen hydrogen ethoxythiocarbonylthio hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino chloro amino amino chloro amino acylamino chloro acylamino hydrogen chloro amino amino chloro hydrogen acylamino chloro hydrogen monoalkylamino chloro amino nitro chloro amino and

wherein: R₈ is hydrogen or halogen and R9 is selected from the group consisting of nitro, (N,N-dimethyl)glycylamino, and ethoxythiocarbonylthio; and

wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: amino hydrogen hydrogen nitro hydrogen hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen azido hydrogen hydrogen nitro bromo hydrogen hydrogen dimethylamino hydrogen amino acylamino hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen acylamino amino hydrogen nitro hydrogen hydrogen (N,N-dimethyl)glycylamino amino hydrogen amino diethylamino hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen hydrogen ethoxythiocarbonylthio dimethylamino hydrogen methylamino dimethylamino hydrogen acylamino dimethylamino chloro amino amino chloro amino acylamino chloro acylamino hydrogen chloro amino amino chloro hydrogen acylamino chloro hydrogen monoalkylamino chloro amino nitro chloro amino and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof.


4. A tetracycline compound of the formulae:

wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, diazonium, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R^(a) and R^(b) are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and 1-methylethyl with the proviso that R^(a) and R^(b) cannot both be hydrogen; R^(c) and R^(d) are, independently, (CH₂)_(n)CHR^(e) wherein n is 0 or 1 and R^(e) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, lower(C₁-C₃) alkoxy, amino, or nitro; and, W is selected from the group consisting of (CHR^(e))_(m) wherein m is 0-3 and said R^(e) is as above, NH, N(C₁-C₃) straight chained or branched alkyl, O, S and N(C₁-C₄) straight chain or branched alkoxy; and, pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof
 5. A tetracycline compound according to claim 4 with the following provisos: when either R₇ and R₉ are hydrogen then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a), R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen and R₇ is hydrogen, amino, nitro, halogen, dimethylamino or diethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ and R₉ are both hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl, and R₇ is hydrogen, amino, nitro, halogen or diethylamino, then R₈ is halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydroxyl, R₅, R₇ and R₉ are all hydrogen, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a), R₆ and R₅ are all hydrogen, R₉ is methylamino and R₇ is dimethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆ is hydrogen, R₅ is hydroxyl, R₉ is methylamino and R₇ is dimethylamino, then R₈ must be halogen; and when R_(6-a) is methyl, R₆, R₅ and R₉ are all hydrogen and R₇ is cyano, then R₈ must be halogen.
 6. A tetracycline compound according to claim 1 wherein the PIF1 is about
 1. 7. A tetracycline compound according to claim 1 wherein the PIF2 is about
 1. 8. A tetracycline compound according to claim 1 wherein the MPE is below about 0.1.
 9. A tetracycline compound according to claim 6 selected from the group consisting of: STRUCTURE K wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: R₇ R₈ R₉ hydrogen hydrogen amino hydrogen hydrogen palmitamide

and STRUCTURE L STRUCTURE M STRUCTURE N STRUCTURE O wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together in each case, have the following meanings: R₇ R₈ R₉ hydrogen hydrogen acetamido hydrogen hydrogen dimethylaminoacetamido hydrogen hydrogen nitro hydrogen hydrogen amino

and STRUCTURE P wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together are, respectively, hydrogen, hydrogen and nitro.
 10. A tetracycline compound according to claim 1 wherein the PIF1 has a value between 1 and
 2. 11. A tetracycline compound according to claim 1 wherein the PIF2 has a value between 1 and
 2. 12. A tetracycline compound according to claim 1 wherein the MPE is below about 0.15.
 13. A tetracycline compound according to claim 10 having general formula: STRUCTURE K wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ taken together are, respectively, hydrogen, hydrogen and dimethylamino.
 14. A tetracycline compound of the formulae: STRUCTURE C STRUCTURE D STUCTURE E STRUCTURE F wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, diazonium, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; or STRUCTURE C STRUCTURE D STUCTURE E STRUCTURE F wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; or STRUCTURE C STRUCTURE D STUCTURE E STRUCTURE F wherein: R₇ and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkene alkyne, or mixures thereof; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof.
 15. A tetracycline compound of the formulae: STRUCTURE G STRUCTURE H STRUCTURE I STRUCTURE J wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₄ is selected from the group consisting of NOH, N—NH—A, and NH—A, where A is a lower alkyl group; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; or STRUCTURE G STRUCTURE H STRUCTURE I STRUCTURE J wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₄ is selected from the group consisting of NOH, N—NH—A, and NH—A, where A is a lower alkyl group; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof, or STRUCTURE G STRUCTURE H STRUCTURE I STRUCTURE J wherein: R₇ and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl; or mixtures thereof; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₄ is selected from the group consisting of NOH, N—NH—A, and NH—A, where A is a lower alkyl group; and R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof,
 16. A tetracycline compound of the formulae: STRUCTURE K wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; or STRUCTURE K wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; or STRUCTURE K wherein: R₇ and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl and mixtures thereof; and R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; and STRUCTURE L STRUCTURE M STRUCTURE N STRUCTURE O wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; or STRUCTURE L STRUCTURE M STRUCTURE N STRUCTURE O wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; or STRUCTURE L STRUCTURE M STRUCTURE N STRUCTURE O wherein: R₇ is and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl and mixtures thereof; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; and STRUCTURE P wherein: R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; and STRUCTURE Q STRUCTURE R wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; or STRUCTURE Q STRUCTURE R wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; or STRUCTURE Q STRUCTURE R wherein: R₇ and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl; and mixtures thereof, R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof.
 17. A tetracycline compound of the formulae: STUCTURES S-Z wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, azido, nitro, acylamino, hydroxy, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, diazonium, di(lower alkyl)amino and RCH(NH₂)CO; R^(a) and R^(b) are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and 1-methylethyl with the proviso that Ra and Rb cannot both be hydrogen; R^(c) and R^(d) are, independently, (CH₂)_(n)CHR^(e) wherein n is 0 or 1 and R^(e) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, lower(C₁-C₃) alkoxy, amino, or nitro; and, W is selected from the group consisting of (CHR^(e))m wherein m is 0-3 and said R^(e) is as above, NH, N(C₁-C₃) straight chained or branched alkyl, O, S and N(C₁-C₄) straight chain or branched alkoxy; and, pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof; or STRUCTURES S-Z wherein: R₇ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, amino, nitro, mono(lower alkyl) amino, halogen, di(lower alkyl)amino, ethoxythiocarbonylthio, azido, acylamino, diazonium, cyano, and hydroxyl; R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R₉ is selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl; R^(a) and R^(b) are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and 1-methylethyl with the proviso that R^(a) and R^(b) cannot both be hydrogen; R^(c) and R^(d) are, independently, (CH₂)_(n)CHR^(e) wherein n is 0 or 1 and R^(e) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, lower(C₁-C₃) alkoxy, amino, or nitro; and, W is selected from the group consisting of (CHR^(e))_(m) wherein m is 0-3 and said R^(e) is as above, NH, N(C₁-C₃) straight chained or branched alkyl, O, S and N(C₁-C₄) straight chain or branched alkoxy; and pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof, or STRUCTURES S-Z wherein: R₇ and R₉ are selected from the group consisting of an aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl and mixtures thereof, R_(6-a) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; R₆ and R₅ are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl; R₈ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and halogen; R^(a) and R^(b) are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and 1-methylethyl with the proviso that R^(a) and R^(b) cannot both be hydrogen; R^(c) and R^(d) are, independently, (CH₂)_(n)CHR^(e) wherein n is 0 or 1 and R^(e) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, lower(C₁-C₃) alkoxy, amino, or nitro; and, W is selected from the group consisting of (CHR^(e))_(m) wherein m is 0-3 and said R^(e) is as above, NH, N(C₁-C₃) straight chained or branched alkyl, O, S and N(C₁-C₄) straight chain or branched alkoxy; and, pharmaceutically acceptable and unacceptable salts thereof.
 18. A method for treating a mammal suffering from a condition that benefits from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound, said condition being characterized by excessive collagen destruction, excessive MMP enzyme activity, excessive TNF activity, excessive nitric oxide activity, excessive IL-1 activity, excessive elastase activity, excessive loss of bone density, excessive protein degradation, excessive muscle wasting, excessive glycosylation of collagen, excessive COX-2 activity, insufficient bone protein synthesis, insufficient interleukin-10 production or excessive phospholipase A₂ activity the method comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a tetracycline compound according to claim
 1. 19. A method according to claim 18, wherein said condition is abdominal aortic aneurysm, ulceration of the cornea, periodontal disease, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, scleroderma, progeria, lung disease, cancer, graft versus host disease, disease of depressed bone marrow function, thrombocytopenia, prosthetic joint loosening, spondyloarthropathies, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, acute or chronic inflammatory condition, renal disease or connective tissue disease.
 20. A method according to claim 19, wherein said acute or chronic inflammatory condition is inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pancreatitis, nephritis, glomerulonephritis, sepsis, septic shock, lipopolysaccharide endotoxin shock, multisystem organ failure or psoriasis.
 21. A method according to claim 19, wherein said lung disease is ARDS, cystic fibrosis, emphysema or acute lung injury resulting from inhalation of toxicants.
 22. A method according to claim 19, wherein said renal disease is chronic renal failure, acute renal failure, nephritis or glomerulonephritis.
 23. A method for treating a mammal suffering from a neurological or neurodegenerative condition that benefits from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound, the method comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a tetracycline compound according to any of claims 1-17.
 24. A method according to claim 23, wherein said condition is Alzheimer's disease, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Krabbe's disease, adrenoleukodystrophy, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or an encephalopathy.
 25. A method according to claim 24, wherein said encephalopathy is a spongiform encephalopathy.
 26. A method for treating a mammal suffering from a condition that benefits from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound, said condition being characterized by excessive MT-MMP enzyme activity, the method comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a tetracycline compound according to claim
 1. 27. A 4-dedimethylamino tetracycline compound:

wherein: R₇, R₈, and R₉ are trimethylammonium, hydrogen, and hydrogen, respectively.
 28. A method for treating a mammal suffering from a condition that benefits from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound, said condition being characterized by excessive collagen destruction, excessive MMP enzyme activity, excessive TNF activity, excessive nitric oxide activity, excessive IL-1 activity, excessive elastase activity, excessive loss of bone density, excessive protein degradation, excessive muscle wasting, excessive glycosylation of collagen, excessive COX-2 activity, insufficient bone protein synthesis, insufficient interleukin-10 production or excessive phospholipase A₂ activity the method comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a tetracycline compound according to claim
 27. 29. A method according to claim 28, wherein said condition is abdominal aortic aneurysm, ulceration of the cornea, periodontal disease, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, scleroderma, progeria, lung disease, cancer, graft versus host disease, disease of depressed bone marrow function, thrombocytopenia, prosthetic joint loosening, spondyloarthropathies, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, acute or chronic inflammatory condition, renal disease or connective tissue disease.
 30. A method according to claim 29, wherein said acute or chronic inflammatory condition is inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pancreatitis, nephritis, glomerulonephritis, sepsis, septic shock, lipopolysaccharide endotoxin shock, multisystem organ failure or psoriasis.
 31. A method according to claim 29, wherein said lung disease is ARDS, cystic fibrosis, emphysema or acute lung injury resulting from inhalation of toxicants.
 32. A method according to claim 29, wherein said renal disease is chronic renal failure, acute renal failure, nephritis or glomerulonephritis.
 33. A method for treating a mammal suffering from a neurological or neurodegenerative condition that benefits from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound, the method comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a tetracycline compound according to claim
 27. 34. A method according to claim 33, wherein said condition is Alzheimer's disease, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Krabbe's disease, adrenoleukodystrophy, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or an encephalopathy.
 35. A method according to claim 34, wherein said encephalopathy is a spongiform encephalopathy.
 36. A method for treating a mammal suffering from a condition that benefits from a non-antimicrobial dose of a tetracycline compound, said condition being characterized by excessive MT-MMP enzyme activity, the method comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a tetracycline compound according to claim
 27. 